Thursday, February 12, 2015

They were always taught that family was about more than
blood, but when step-siblings Sophie Ellis and Logan Castle meet for the first
time, their attraction is instantaneous. Forever trying to keep each other at
arm's length, they discover that sometimes the best laid plans fall apart, when
lovers fall together.

He's everything she's ever fantasized about, and everything she can never have.

She's all he's ever wanted, but never hoped to have.

Trying so hard to be his stepsister, she can't shake the
attraction she feels.

He decides it's best to leave, but when circumstances see
them reunite, and he discovers their initial attraction is still there after
all the intervening years, he can't help himself. He has to have her.

Running scared, she cuts all ties.

Left behind, his bitterness grows.

When again circumstances force her back into his arms, her
past comes back to haunt her.

He's
determined to make her pay for leaving him.

Desires are forbidden. Loyalties are tested. Hearts are
broken. And in the end, is love strong enough to conquer all?

**This
book is a stand alone. It is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18, due
to explicit scenes, language and situations.

Stepbrother, Mine has several factors I look for in my books...forbidden/taboo love, angst, and just all around great potential to suck me in and not let me go until the very last page..but if I'm honest this one just didn't do it for me. There just wasn't enough story here...enough to make me connect to the characters...and if that would have all been there, the book could have been amazing because I could have really "connected" to the characters and their feelings. 3 stars.

Sophie and Logan meet for the first time at their parents wedding. They are just teenagers when they first meet and do not realize who the other is. Their attraction is immediate, but of course there are obstacles in their way and they resist giving into their feelings. When tragedy strikes , everything changes....years pass before they even think about giving into their feelings...but is it to late, has their time passed?

Like I mentioned above, this one just fell flat for me. Things were rushed and I just couldn't connect. I will mentioned that parts of the story were well written. This is just my honest opinion, please don't let me opinion stop you from reading this book....everyone reads a book differently.

Author Bio

Mandy Lou Dowson was born and raised in a small town in Ireland, in 1983, and at this stage in life, she's pretty sure the town won't let her leave. Family is a huge deal to Mandy. She has three wonderful children (most of the time), and two Siberian Huskies who are each as naughty as the other – in fact, she's sure they egg each other on in silly cartoon voices when nobody is looking.

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“Climb out the window and get covered in mud.”

“No, I did it last time. You do it!”

“R'uh, r'oh, here SHE is. Shhh.”

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When she's not writing, reading, or plotting her next book -- or, you know, world domination – , she likes to relax with a few glasses of wine and some karaoke. You can usually find her procrastinating on social media of some sort, chatting to fans and talking nonsense.

Mandy started reading at quite a young age and her appetite for the written word has only increased with time. It would not be at all surprising to find her reading anything and everything from shampoo bottles to Edgar Allan Poe.

She is the author of three different genres of romance books. The Moon Bound series, which is in the Paranormal Romance genre, and is gathering rave reviews, and the Taboo series, which is Contemporary with a hint of the forbidden, the first of which has gathered very mixed reviews across the board, from one extreme to the other.

She has also made a foray into Dark Romance recently, with her first title in the genre, Retribution, releasing in Summer 2015.

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